DENVER - The WAC has two baseball recruiting classes ranked in the top 20 of the nation according to Collegiate Baseball newspaper in its annual compilation of top recruiting classes across the USA. Rice is 17th followed by Hawaii at at 19th. Nevada and San Jose State were also both mentioned with other top recruiting classes.
TOP 30 RECRUITING CLASSES BY COLLEGIATE BASEBALL
Rk. Team Recruits Frosh JC Transfers
1. Georgia Tech 9 9 0 0
2. Cal. St. Fullerton 17 14 3 0
3. Louisiana St. 14 7 7 0
4. Florida St. 19 13 6 0
5. Clemson 17 14 3 0
6. Texas 14 9 4 1
7. UCLA 9 9 0 0
8. South Carolina 14 9 5 0
9. Stanford 11 11 0 0
10. Arizona 21 13 7 1
11. Miami, Fla. 12 8 3 1
12. Southern Calif. 7 6 1 0
13. Baylor 14 14 0 0
14. Arizona St. 15 12 2 1
15. Mississippi St. 12 9 3 0
16. Mississippi 13 7 6 0
17. Rice 8 6 1 1
18. Tulane 11 9 0 2
19. Hawaii 21 11 10 0
20. Auburn 8 6 2 0
21. Florida 15 8 7 0
22. Oklahoma St. 18 4 14 0
23. Nebraska 15 7 8 0
24. U.C. Irvine 14 11 1 2
25. Oral Roberts 24 9 12 3
26. Notre Dame 8 8 0 0
27. Wichita St. 13 8 4 1
28. Long Beach St. 18 12 6 0
29. Oregon St. 15 11 3 1
30. Santa Clara 12 10 02
Other Top Recruiting Classes: Texas A&M, San Diego St., Winthrop, Pepperdine, Texas-Arlington, Wake Forest, Ohio St., Oklahoma, Houston, Cal. St. Northridge, Tennessee, N.C. Greensboro, Kentucky, Loyola Marymount, UNLV, Missouri, Indiana St., McNeese St., Alabama, Old Dominion, Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh, East Tennessee St., High Point, Marshall,
Nevada, Creighton, Central Michigan, Purdue, Illinois, Villanova, Middle Tennessee St., Louisville, West Virginia, San Francisco, Central Florida, Virginia, Washington,
San Jose St., Florida Atlantic, Stetson, Ohio, Richmond, Arkansas, North Carolina, Texas Tech, South Alabama, Louisiana-Lafayette, Cal. Poly SLO, California, Washington St., The Citadel, Manhattan.